Ransomware is a malware program which gets into your computer system from email attachments and when the user try to open the infected attachment, the virus infected gets into the system. When the ransomware gets activated in user’s computer, it starts encrypting any data files present in the system on random basis which makes them inaccessible to the user. Ransomware program demand an amount of ransom which needs to be paid to the hackers who in return might provide the decryption key to unlock the encrypted files.

WannaCry is latest in the family of Ransomware which used the bug in Microsoft SMB Server V1 to spread in the Network.

Following are the recommended patches for Windows operating systems which can be installed in your non-infected computer to stay protected from WannaCry ransomware.

1. Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64 - http://buff.ly/2rlRm0R

2. Windows Server 2003 SP2 x86 - http://buff.ly/2qndVVA

3. Windows XP SP2 x64 - http://buff.ly/2rlRm0R

4. Windows XP SP3 x86 - http://buff.ly/2rlOUaN

5. Windows XP Embedded SP3 x86 - http://buff.ly/2qnxi14

6. Windows 8 x86 - http://buff.ly/2rlFDzh

7. Windows 8 x84 - http://buff.ly/2rlCi3a

We recommend use of Protegent products with updated virus definitions, if you really want to protect your computer system from particular families of Ransomware mentioned above.

Unistal always care about the security of the user’s data which is currently been threatened by the of Ransomware WannaCry. That’s why we are planning to launch an Anti-Ransomware Protection Software which will provide complete protection from any existing or future version of ransomware malware.